Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The code name for Mirror River was completely unfamiliar.

Li Yelai was quite certain that he did not know this person.

But the heavy cavalrymen's expressions became very strange. Shadow Stream tried to ask, "Brother Night, is your memory confused because of the mental attack?"

“It’s Mirror River, Brother Ye.” Xinghuo said in confusion, “Have you forgotten? Back then, when we were investigating a child abduction case, we accidentally discovered an evil ritual and ran into a creature from the Void Realm. We ended up in a fierce battle, and my hand was even bitten off.”

“Of course I remember, that was my first battle after becoming a processor,” Li Yelai replied quickly.

It was at that time that Li Yelai's character underwent a transformation.

What began as confusion and fear transformed into courage and decisiveness.

In that instant, he realized a fact: the adventure that followed and the possible death would all be paid for by Mr. Shadow!

He had more choices than others. He should let go of his fear and save more people!

So, Li Yelai, having put aside all fear, took up his axe and fought.

Finally, a king appeared out of nowhere, pinning the illusory creature to the car with a single stroke—and that was Cheese's brand new car. So much so that Li Yelai immediately inquired afterward whether the authorities would reimburse the expense.

The details of the battle, the cooperation of the comrades, the cover provided by the police officers, and the final handling and commendation.
Li Yelai remembered everything vividly, but he had absolutely no impression of the so-called 'Mirror River'.

Who is that?
Spark, however, looked utterly incredulous: "Back then, it was you, Cheese, and Mirror River who suppressed the Void Realm creatures. Then, the Void Realm creatures escaped, and you slashed them down along with Cheese's new car."

“No, it should be cheese and heavy cavalry.” Li Ye looked at the heavy cavalry. It was the heavy cavalry who shoved the hammer into the monster’s mouth and broke its sharp teeth.

The heavy cavalryman shook his head helplessly: "I wasn't of much help at the time. Mirror River played a bigger role, smashing the creature's jaw."

"Even if you forgot about that, what happened after that? You took a side job with the detective, went to the Wang family manor, met Cheese and Mirror River, and together they thwarted the conspiracy of Wang De, the old patriarch of the Wang family. Have you forgotten that too?" Shadow Stream asked. "Come to think of it, Mirror River even saved Cheese."

This made Li Yelai's expression turn serious. Originally, the private job only involved the detective and Li Yelai, but they unexpectedly encountered Cheese, who was attending a banquet and freeloading, so it became a three-person operation.

Moreover, afterward, due to the sugar-craving curse being triggered, Li Yelai hurriedly took her to the kitchen and forced her to drink milk and sugar. She even told him a few dirty jokes, which made Li Yelai call her a female hooligan.

During this time, who saved the cheese?

"What path is this Mirror River you're talking about? Is it male or female? How old is it? Which team does it currently belong to? What level has it reached?"

These questions made the expressions of the heavy cavalrymen turn serious.

Because Li Yelai's expression was very unpleasant, and the oppressive aura of a divine being was quietly blossoming unintentionally.

After confirming that Li Yelai wasn't joking, Xinghuo said, "Jinghe, belongs to the logistics team. She should be 24 years old, right? Female, a Spirit Eye Path psychic. We last met a month ago, so she should be at the fifth level of awakening."

"Brother Ye, you really don't remember her?" Shadow Stream asked incredulously, "You two have worked together many times."

“You’ve all been brothers through thick and thin together.” Xinghuo also felt something was off: “How could you forget about her?”

"When I was taken away by the Returners, you all helped me a lot," the heavy cavalry added.

“Although I am not familiar with him, I do know such a person,” the lion replied.

They pieced together a "reality" that was completely unfamiliar to Li Yelai through their conversations.

In that reality, there was a comrade-in-arms codenamed 'Mirror River' who stood shoulder to shoulder with him through life and death, sharing honor and disgrace, and who truly and vividly existed in everyone's memory and interpersonal network.

He was completely erased from his world.

Li Yelai was certain that his memories were complete. After being swallowed by the Chaos Sea, he lost everything, even his very existence was erased. Everyone had forgotten him.

But when he regained himself, all his memories were restored, and it was impossible for him to forget such an important comrade-in-arms.

According to them, Li Yelai was a newcomer at the same time as her, participated in the first battle against the creatures of the Void Realm, and also worked with her to thwart Wang De's conspiracy. She even saved Cheese? They also infiltrated the university together to challenge the rules of the supernatural tales.

Then, they experienced the swarming insects in the No. 71 Disaster Fog. They also went to the Asgardian Battlefield and fought against two future civilizations.

What chilled him to the bone even more were the details of certain events they recounted, achievements or experiences that should have belonged to him or others.

It was cleverly transplanted onto that 'Mirror River'. It was as if this person really existed.

It seemed that Li Yelai's memory had become distorted.

After all, everyone remembered, except for Li Yelai who forgot.

But Li Yelai was certain.

It is this world, or rather, the perception of everyone except him, that has been altered!

Some force altered their memories and inserted a cognition into them.

This thought sent a chill down his spine.

What could possibly be so silently altering the memories of so many psionicists, or even the entire giant city?

Is it a taboo? Or a curse?
"Who is Binghe?" Li Yelai suddenly asked. "And what is his relationship with me?"

"Is this Sister Yunyan? Isn't she your sister?" Xinghuo asked. "I asked her to refine some mimicry heavenly weapons for me, and she even gave me two extra."

"What about the dolls and cheese?" Li Yelai asked again.

Yingliu scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed: "Uh, aren't they all sisters-in-law? Although the relationships are a bit complicated, this era really doesn't care about that."

Li Yelai then quickly inquired with the detective, Jing Lin, and others.

They also inquired about the relationship between Captain Yang Chen and Captain Pale, who the number one troll in Giant City is, and what Captain Lieyang's mythical mimicry is.
After receiving the answer, Li Yelai breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately.

Aside from the fact that a 'Mirror River' had appeared out of nowhere and was naturally embedded in various places, the existence of other people, as well as the network of relationships between him and others, were all exactly as he remembered.

No one is missing, and their relationships remain unchanged.

It seems that it was not a replacement, but an insertion.

Compared to those who disappeared from everyone's memories, only Li Yelai remembered them.

Or perhaps, a change has occurred in your relationship with someone.
Li Yelai is in real trouble now.

If Li Yunyan disappears from memory.
If dolls and cheese are no longer his companions
Even human champions, after questioning these things, would probably be considered mentally unstable, right?
Even so, this collective implantation of memories is still chilling.

Suppressing his anger and lingering fear, Li Yelai quickly got up.

"Old Chu, you guys chat first. Clone Tear, come here." Li Yelai said, quickly walking towards the room not far away. The clone Tear, which had transformed into human form, instantly returned to its original shape and appeared in Li Yelai's palm. The bewildered Little Mad King was still confused, but instinctively followed Li Yelai.

She could sense that Li Yelai was radiating a certain anger and fear.

So when Li Yelai put on his suit, wore his copper mask, and took out his Ark ticket, she stood guard at the door, not allowing anyone to approach.

"Thank you, partner," Li Yelai replied, and then immediately activated the ship ticket.

The next second, Li Ye arrived in the Ark Hall.

"Copperface, you've been coming quite often these past few days. Is there something you want to tell me?" The captain's voice came from deep within the ark.

"First, help me contact Camellia and Dawn." Li Yelai paused, then continued, "Captain, are there any entities or forbidden objects that can alter memories?"

"Isn't that a lot?" the captain chuckled.

“I mean, everyone, in a giant city, or perhaps everyone in a world, including the forbidden zone,” Li Yelai asked.

"Hmm? Strange question. Perhaps you should suspect your own memory is faulty," the captain replied. "You'd rather doubt the whole world than your own memory? Isn't this what you humans call mental illness?"

"No?" Li Yelai asked, "This shouldn't trigger your restrictions, right?"

"Hmph, the entire physical world, including human kings and the kings of forbidden zones, are beings worthy of being called demigods or immortals. It's true that it's possible to alter their memories," Captain Ark said. "You've encountered it."

"Besides the Chaos Sea, what else?" Li Yelai asked again, "Anything else?"

"The Chaos Sea erases even existence itself, so deleting memories is nothing special," the captain replied. "As for the rest..."

He didn't respond further, possibly due to the limitations imposed by the Ark, but it's highly likely that apart from the Chaos Sea, no other entity could achieve this.

Li Yelai seemed to be deep in thought; perhaps it really really was related to the Chaos Sea.

Soon, Jing Lin and Yun Yue arrived one after the other.

"Old Li, what's going on?" Jing Lin asked, sitting in his seat. "If it's not a doll, they should be there to meet you soon."

Li Yelai interrupted directly, asking, "Who lives in the family apartment closest to my sister?"

After a moment of surprise, Jing Lin and Yun Yue said, "It should be me. I'm currently repairing the psionic weapons at your East City branch."

"Good, that's great." Li Yelai took out the replica teardrop and handed it to Yun Yue: "Give this to my sister and ask the wandering knights to protect her."

"Are you worried that someone might harm your sister?" Jing Lin asked, his surprise barely concealed despite wearing a helmet.

That's a replica of the old Mad King. Although it can't unleash its king-level combat power due to limitations, it's still among the strongest below the king level.

This trump card is being handed over to Li Yunyan directly? What? Is the Supreme One personally coming to harm her?

"Better safe than sorry," Li Yelai said quickly. "Do you know who 'Mirror River' is?"

"They seem to be official members of the Giant City? I haven't had any contact with them." Yun Yue shook her head slightly. As a wilderness ranger and a chosen one of the Azure Flame Gods, she didn't know much about the official members within the Giant City.

"Isn't she your colleague?" Jing Lin asked curiously. "She's your old comrade-in-arms."

"Really?" Li Yelai said in a deep voice, "But I have absolutely no memory of this person. But the heavy cavalry I met by chance insisted that she had fought alongside me many times and that we had a very good relationship?"

"I understand." Yunyue stood up. "I will arrange for rangers to protect her. I'll be going now."

She had no doubts about Li Yelai, after all, the wandering knights didn't have much connection with the giant city.

If someone suddenly appeared, she would also question them.

Yunyue immediately left the ark.

Li Yelai felt somewhat relieved.

Under the current circumstances, neither the authorities, nor even the dolls and cheese, will be wary of 'Mirror River'.

Li Yelai had to guard against this, especially since the puppets were already there to meet the team.

Jing Lin was shocked: "That's Jinghe! You really don't remember at all? Back then, when that girl from the Heavy Cavalry was being escorted to her wedding by the Returnee, weren't we the ones who disguised ourselves as her family?"

“Brothers, I suspect your memories have all been altered,” Li Yelai sighed. Unlike Yun Yue, Jing Lin and the others had many recollections of the 'Mirror River.' Perhaps, in their eyes, Li Yelai was the strange one.

“Of course I remember. It was you, me, and the detective there. There was no Mirror River.” Li Yelai pointed to his head. “I have absolutely no memory of her.”

“But how can we assume that your memory is correct? And that the memories of so many of us have been altered? Could it be that you were soaked in the Chaos Sea and your memory is still incomplete?” Jing Lin tried to ask.

His concerns are understandable; the authorities wouldn't punish a comrade who fought alongside them just because of a single sentence from Li Yelai.

Especially considering that they believed Li Yelai might be experiencing memory confusion.

“I didn’t tell you to kill her outright. Instead, I told you to capture her and put her under house arrest.” Li Yelai paused. “Or, without alerting her, monitor her. Investigate her background; I don’t believe there won’t be a single loophole.”

“Okay, Lao Li, I’ll inform Jucheng.” Jing Lin nodded after thinking for a moment: “If it’s a misunderstanding, apologize to Jinghe yourself.”

“I’ll paint the mastermind’s name on the wall too!” Li Yelai responded.

He didn't say he was infallible, but instead gave a serious answer.

Right now, he really has no way to prove that he is right.

If the world is truly at fault, the authorities will probably consider getting their brains checked.

After Jing Lin left the Ark, Li Yelai summoned Dark Meat again.

Upon learning this, Dark Meat was extremely shocked, but immediately responded: "If Lord Emperor Fall requires it, we are ready to destroy this 'Mirror River' at any time."

"No, investigate for me. Which faction, which restricted area, possesses this ability?" Li Yelai replied coldly, "Reply to me immediately once you have any information."

"Yes!" Dark Meat accepted the order and left.

With the human megacity, the wilderness rangers, and the Chaos Church all investigating simultaneously, Li Yelai refused to believe he couldn't find any clues about their weaknesses!

Subsequently, Li Yelai also returned to the physical world and went back to the cabin.

"Could it be the Heavenly Evolution Walker? He can't defeat me in a direct fight, so he's planning to resort to underhanded tactics?"

(This plot has been a long and difficult decision, and I'm still undecided. It may be changed later.) (End of Chapter)